Is the main purpose of owner financing for someone to get into a property quickly and refinance or sell after some brief time. Most of the owner financing I came across have terms with a balloon payment after 2 years...

When flipping homes, would you rather do a light to moderate rehab and see a quick profit or do you do a longer more extensive rehab to see maximum profit?

I've been lurking for a while, reading blog posts, scanning the forums, and I've made it to podcast 88.  I figured it's time to introduce myself and start leveraging the forums to both help myself and others a little ...

ok so I passed my test on the 30th and thought the hard part was over! I've been having a real hard time getting things set up and running, and finding/making a website that's not like every other realtors is drivi...

Hello community! 
I'm in the process of selling my duplex in San Jose CA and I have one tenant that is cooperating and one that is not.  He's nearly refused all showings and is not being communicative. Any advice on ...

I understand the benefits behind hard money lending, its guarenteed return from your cash... however, what cases would a hard money lender trust someone they don't know/barely know? I'm getting to a point where I migh...

Hello there everyone-

Not too sure if this qualifies as an announcement but I would like to let people know a little bit more about HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and FHA (Federal Housing Administration). HUD do...

I have several houses now and my filing cabinets are getting a little stuffed. I have a separate accordion folder for each house. I keep the original purchase papers, receipts for repairs, credit reports for prospec...

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